THE GUE1T FIMILY NEWSPAPER, 



T2EE 



BRXBUNE, 



Which publishes all the news. 



Which is honest and independent in all things. 



Which instructs and educates its readers at the same 

 time that it gives them the news. 



Wbicii reports the best thoughts and opinions of lead- 

 ing men, as well as the actions of others. 



Which brought the first news to the American public of 

 the surrender by the Spanish authorities of the steamer 

 Virginius to the United States, a TRIBUNE correspondent 

 having been the only civilian present and witnessing 

 the ceremony of transfer, and the first messenger to 

 announce the fact to the Admiral in command of our 

 Guif squadron. 



Which surpassed all other papers, secular and reli- 

 gious, iu its reports of the procaedings of the Evangeli- 

 cal Alliance, at its recent meeting in New- York, in Octo- 

 ber, 1873. publishing daily from 18 to 24 columns, in all 32 

 pages, closely filled with tlie narrative of the Alliance 

 meetings, an achievement in journalism for which THE 

 TRIBUNE received the formal thanks of the Alliance and 

 the compliments of the religious press of the country. 



Which gave a complete and adequate account of the 

 transactions of the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science at its recent annual meeting at 

 Portland, Me., and republished the same in a TRIBUNE 

 Extra Sheet. 



Which published entire, Agassiz's great series of lee 

 tures on the Method of Creation, being a conclusive 

 scientific answer to the Darwinian theory. 



Which has reported fully and faithfully, during the 

 past year, the lectures of T.vndall on Light; of John 

 Weiss on Shakespeare; of Wendell Phillips on Art; of 

 Prof. Young on Astronomy ; of Prof. Youmans on Sci 

 ence, and of Bret Harte, Parton, and Mark Twain, on 

 lighter subjects. 



Which published Beecher's Yale theological lectures in 

 full eleven prac'ieal sermons to young ministers. 



Which has the most complete and intelligent foreign 

 correspondence of any paper in the United States. 



Which carries on no quarrels with its rivals, and ex- 

 cludes mere personal issues from its columns, devoting 

 the space thus rescued to*news and more important 

 matters. 



Which recognizes agriculture as the foremost industry 

 of the country, and prints more information of value to 

 the farmers of the country than any other daily paper, 

 if not more than any agricultural paper. 



Which admits no impure or immoral advertisements to 

 its columns, nor publishes anything which is not befitting 

 a refilled family circle. 



Which is always the first, fullest, and most trustworthy 

 in its news, sparing neither money, effort, nor exertion 

 to bupply its readers complete intormafion of every im- 

 portant event. 



Which anticipated every other paper in the country, 

 and the Government itself, in the news of Ouster's vic- 

 tories over the Sioux on th Yellowstone, and of the 

 safety of the Polaris survivors. 



Which had the fullest, most graphic, and intelligent 

 accounts of the events of the recent great financial crisis. 



Which disclosed the crimes and corruptions of the 

 Brooklyn ring iu advance of all other papers. 



Which was never so prosperous and flourishing as at the 

 present time, and which is erecting the finest nowapape 

 ffico iu the world. 



WHAT THE TRESS OF ALL PARTIES SAY OF 

 THE TRIBUNE. 



Never so pood a paper as it is to-day. [Ad- 

 vance, Chicago. 



A journal wliich has not now its peer. [Pe- 

 terson's De lector. 



At the head of the newspaper press of the 

 country. [Sentinel, Saratoga, N. Y (Democratic). 



The greatest newspaper in the country. [Ga- 

 zette, Elinira, N. Y. (Democratic). 



Surpassed by no American journal in ability, 

 energy, and enterprise. [Christian Register. Boston. ' 



THE TRIBUNE is the best paper in the world 



in our estimation. [Merchants' and Manufacturers' Bul- 

 letin, Cincinnati, O. 



Achieving wonders, outstripping itself, iu the 

 hands of Mr. Greolc.y's successors. [The Old eeliool 

 Presbyterian, Sr. Louis. 



Beyond all question the best newspaper in 



the United State*. [New-Haven Journal ami Courier 

 (Administration Republican). 



Beyond a doubt, the most influentinl, fear- 

 less and independent paper in iho country. [Gt. Har- 

 rington (Muss.) Courier (Administration Republican). 



In the endeavor to popularize science, no 



other newspaper lias ever ris r> n 10 tin; liight achi'-vc.d by 

 THE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE. [Tho Univer.salist, Boston. 



If any man wants a very complete, ably 

 conducted, and valuable newspaper, OIK; tiiat keeps up 

 with the limes and is nowhere excelled, let him try THB 

 TRIBUNE. [Watertown (N. Y.) Tunes (Independent). 



THE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE fulfills every re- 

 quirement of a first-class newspaper. I! is prompt and 

 reliable, ably edited, and vigorously managed. [Newark 

 (N. J.) Register (Independent). 



The greatest achievement of newspaper re- 

 porimg tnat has ever occurred was i t of THE NEW- 

 YORK TRIBUNE with the Evangelical Alliance. [Ciuciu 

 uati (Oaio) Commercial (Independent). 



American newspaper enterprise is probably 



at this time more tnlly illustrated in the daily issues of 

 THE NEW- YORK TRIDUNE than in any other journal. 

 (Wilmington (N. C.) Star (Democratic). 



Unquestionably, in all that relates to the 



collection and publication of nows, tlie leading journal 

 in the United States. It, was never so good a news- 

 paper as it is to-day. [Now-Haveu (Conn.) Palladium 

 ( Ad t n iu is t ration Republican). 



THE TRIBUNE feels just pride in the success 



it has achieved and the, position it has .secured in the 

 front runic of tlie leading journals -if the world. Its 

 honorable record is a glory to all the Press. [Albany 

 Argus (Democratic). 



It is a great newspaper tlie public care for 



and they have tc iu THE TRIBUNE, more so than iu any 

 other paper iu this or un.v other country. It is a greater 

 newspaper to-day than at any previous time in its his-, 

 tory. [New-York Commercial Advertiser (Admmistra 

 tiou Republican). 



THE TRIBUNE daily spreads such a feast 



of good tilings before its readers that Uioy have no 

 reason to complain. Its reports of current events are 

 extraordinarily lull and accurate, and Ms special cor- 

 respondence from alt quarters of the worl ! lias bccoma 

 a aiurked and important feature. [Brooklyn (N. Y.) 

 Argus (Independent). 



Some one said, years ago, that newspapers 

 in time would do away witd all order iniiiiinauuus ex- 

 cept text-books. THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, witti its 

 scientific lecture numbers, seems to be over-fulfilling the 

 prophecy. Among tlie poor people it ia obvi.uiug the 

 iiec'i.ssiiy for scientific text-books, and is an apo.-'ilo of 

 compulsory educaiiou. [Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. 



The greatest newspaper of the country, and 



we think the greatest in the world, is THE IRIBUNE. 

 Groat as \t was under tho immortal Greeley, it is out- 

 stripping with wondrous strides all tho bright record of 

 tho past, aud stands to-day as a raost illustrious example 

 of successful effort aud well-directed aim. [Scrautou 

 (Penn.) Timea (Democratic). 



